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| − | '''Christopher Steele''' is a [[UK]] citizen and the former head of British foreign intelligence ([[MI6]]) Russia desk. Steele retired from MI6 and founded his own | + | '''Christopher Steele''' is a [[UK]] citizen and the former head of British foreign intelligence ([[MI6]]) Russia desk. Steele retired from MI6 and founded his own private intelligence agency, Orbis Business Intelligence. |
| − | In June of 2016, Steele was subcontracted to [[Hillary Clinton]] through the American firm [[FusionGPS]] to spy on [[Republican]] presidential candidate [[Donald Trump]]. The Obama FBI had been conducting illegal FISA wiretaps on political opponents since at least 2012. Through FusionGPS's contacts in the [[Obama administration]], Steele received raw [[FISA]] | + | In June of 2016, Steele was subcontracted to [[Hillary Clinton]] through the American firm [[FusionGPS]] to spy on [[Republican]] presidential candidate [[Donald Trump]]. The Obama FBI had been conducting illegal FISA wiretaps on political opponents since at least 2012. Through FusionGPS's contacts in the [[Obama administration]], Steele received raw [[FISA]] surveillance information from the [[FBI]] and authored an opposition research document known as the [[Steele dossier]], with fanciful embellishments intended to impugn Trump and associates. The dossier was fed back to the Obama [[Department of Justice]] and FBI, and presented again to the FISA court as [[probable cause]] to extend illegal [[wiretap]]s against candidate, president-elect, and president Donald Trump. |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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[[Category: United States Political Scandals]] | [[Category: United States Political Scandals]] | ||
[[Category: 2010s]] | [[Category: 2010s]] | ||
Revision as of 19:25, February 4, 2018
Christopher Steele is a UK citizen and the former head of British foreign intelligence (MI6) Russia desk. Steele retired from MI6 and founded his own private intelligence agency, Orbis Business Intelligence.
In June of 2016, Steele was subcontracted to Hillary Clinton through the American firm FusionGPS to spy on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. The Obama FBI had been conducting illegal FISA wiretaps on political opponents since at least 2012. Through FusionGPS's contacts in the Obama administration, Steele received raw FISA surveillance information from the FBI and authored an opposition research document known as the Steele dossier, with fanciful embellishments intended to impugn Trump and associates. The dossier was fed back to the Obama Department of Justice and FBI, and presented again to the FISA court as probable cause to extend illegal wiretaps against candidate, president-elect, and president Donald Trump.